Wifi that connects to nothingExit

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Word 1

password

/ˈpæˌswɜːrd/noun

The secret word you type to be let in.

Stress on the first half: PASS-word.

Word 1Sentence 1 of 1

password/ˈpæˌswɜːrd/noun

The password is not being accepted at all.

Word 2

network

/ˈneˌtwɜːrk/noun

A group of computers or phones joined together.

Two clear syllables, and the T belongs to the second.

Word 2Sentence 1 of 1

network/ˈneˌtwɜːrk/noun

This network shows up but never connects.

Word 3

signal

/ˈsɪɡnəl/noun

How strongly a device is receiving a connection.

The G is silent. SIG-nal has no hard G in it.

Word 3Sentence 1 of 1

signal/ˈsɪɡnəl/noun

The signal drops every time I move.

Word 4

router

/ˈruːtər/Also said ˈraʊtər.noun

The box that sends the internet around a building.

Word 4Sentence 1 of 1

router/ˈruːtər/Also said ˈraʊtər.noun

Is the router somewhere behind the desk?

Word 5

connect

/kəˈnekt/verb

To join one thing to another.

Stress the second syllable: con-NECT.

Word 5Sentence 1 of 1

connect/kəˈnekt/verb

My laptop will not connect to anything here.

Word 6

restart

/riːˈstɑːrt/verb

To turn something off and on again.

Stress on START, not on RE.

Word 6Sentence 1 of 1

restart/riːˈstɑːrt/verb

Could you restart it and try again?

Word 7

setting

/ˈsetɪŋ/noun

One choice you can change on a device.

Word 7Sentence 1 of 1

setting/ˈsetɪŋ/noun

There must be a setting I changed.

Word 8

slow

/sloʊ/adjective

Taking more time than it should.

Word 8Sentence 1 of 1

slow/sloʊ/adjective

Everything is very slow this evening.

Word 9

device

/dɪˈvaɪs/noun

Any machine you use, like a phone or a laptop.

Ends in a Z sound, not an S: de-VICE.

Word 9Sentence 1 of 1

device/dɪˈvaɪs/noun

No other device is having this problem.

Word 10

cable

/ˈkeɪbəl/noun

A wire that carries power or a signal.

Word 10Sentence 1 of 1

cable/ˈkeɪbəl/noun

I can plug a cable in instead.